It is no small feat for a band to sustain a successful career that spans over two decades. It is rarer still for a band to remain relevant after that period of time by continuing to produce quality music without becoming a nostalgia act. As a band, Nightwish has accomplished all of that and more….

How did you spend your Halloween this year? I decided to dodge the trick or treaters and head to the Baltimore Soundstage for an awesome coheadlining metal show with Trivium and Arch Enemy! With Fit for an Autopsy and While She Sleeps also playing in support, it was looking to be an awesome night. The show was…

I’ve always loved The Pretty Reckless… all the way back to their early days with their first album, “Light Me Up”. The band faced a lot of criticism back in those days, as so many people wouldn’t take them seriously because the lead singer Taylor Momsen was coming from a successful acting career. And I…

I first “discovered” The Edge of Paradise about a year and a half ago, shortly before the release of their second album: “The Immortal Waltz”. The band plays a unique style of melodic hard rock/metal with soaring vocals and amazing guitars. First formed in 2011, Edge of Paradise hails from the Los Angeles, California area…

It was time again for Flight of the Valkyries, and I was excited! This recurring event is a premier metal festival featuring local, regional, and national touring, up and coming, and established metal bands fronted by female vocalists that has been rocking the USA since 2007. I have been to FoTV 5-7 and every festival…

25 years ago. One quarter of a century. That was the first and last time I saw Guns N’ Roses live. It was a golden era for the band. The original lineup was mostly intact… the only exception being original drummer Steven Adler had already departed and had been replaced by Matt Sorum. Dizzy Reed…

The first and last time I saw Apocalyptica was last spring at the start of their Shadowmaker tour as one of the support acts for Sixx: A. M. I remember being blown away by their unique brand of metal (played with three cellos, drums, and no guitars) and I couldn’t wait until they came back…

For those of you that read my review of Nightwish’s recent North American Tour, you know that I was really impressed with the show. This was due not only to Nightwish’s performance itself, but also due to the high quality of the shows provided by the support bands on the tour: Sonata Arctica and Delain;…

I’ve been a fan of Carrie Underwood since she first graced the stages of American Idol eleven years ago. I was never a big fan of American Idol, itself… in fact, Carrie’s season was the only season I ever watched. But I was dazzled by her beautiful voice and great stage presence back then, when…

For the last day of the cruise I decided to continue with my theme of sleep deprivation and woke up before 6:30 am when I had every intention of sleeping until 8 or 9 am. There is just no other way to put it, I was having the time of my life and was too…